Episode 216 – Butthole Surfers vs the acid
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After hearing about the onstage meltdown of Jane’s Addiction, the guys go back to 1985 for one of the wildest tales of a band falling apart in public – that time one of the Butthole Surfers took a handful of acid tabs and tried to fight the world. SHOW NOTES: Our Band Could Be Your Life by Michael Azerrad: https://bookoutlet.com/book/our-band-could-be-your-life-scenes-from-the-american-indie-underground-19811991/azerrad-michael/9780316787536B https://variety.com/2024/music/news/janes-addiction-concert-ends-fight-perry-ferrell-dave-navarro-punch-1236143977/ https://www.houstonpress.com/music/butthole-surfers-part-3-tom-bunch-on-signing-with-capitol-the-medias-problem-with-the-name-babysitting-the-buttholes-gibby-vs-paul-and-the-end-of-the-affair-6529021 https://www.alternativenation.net/the-10-most-legendary-perfromances-by-the-butthole-surfers/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blotter_art https://www.healthline.com/health/how-long-does-acid-last#How-long-does-acid-last?
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